• Perot May Not Make N.Y. Ballot
• New Orleans In 2000?
• Homecoming For Mrs. Dole
• Clinton Still Has Plenty In The Bank

Perot May Not Make N.Y. Ballot

ALBANY, N.Y. (AllPolitics, Aug. 20) -- New York's Independence Party, which had agreed in June to let the Reform Party's nominee run on the Independence ballot, is investigating the nomination of Texas billionaire Ross Perot. Reform Party founder Perot edged out former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm by a 2-1 margin, although only 50,000 of the 1.13 million eligible members voted. Only 12,000 of the Independence Party's 38,000 members received Reform Party primary ballots, and Independence Party executive William Neild said his party won't allow Perot to appear in its space on the ballot if the nomination process was fixed in Perot's favor. "We are not going to allow ourselves to be manipulated by a process, if that process was corrupt," he said.

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New Orleans In 2000?

METAIRIE, La. (AllPolitics, Aug. 20) -- The Louisiana Republican delegation's decision to split its votes among four men instead of voting unanimously for GOP nominee Robert Dole at the convention may hurt the state's chances of hosting the convention in four years. Only 17 of the state's 30 votes went to Dole, with 10 to conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, two to Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) and one to former federal judge Robert Bork. "Louisiana can demonstrate their independence all they like, but then they can't do that and go back and say, 'By the way, we want the convention,' " said Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.). Livingston said he'll still work to bring the 2000 convention to New Orleans, the host city of the GOP's 1988 convention.

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Homecoming For Mrs. Dole

RALEIGH, N.C. (AllPolitics, Aug. 20) -- Elizabeth Dole is returning to her home state of North Carolina, this time to promote the economic plan of her husband, GOP nominee Robert Dole. A native of Salisbury, Mrs. Dole is scheduled to stop in Greensboro, Raleigh and Charlotte on Thursday. The Raleigh stop includes a luncheon with the conservative think-tank John Locke Foundation. "The latest addition to the long-running debate about tax reform has been presidential candidate Bob Dole's tax package," said foundation president John Hood. "This forum will give North Carolinians the chance to hear the details of the plan from Mrs. Dole."

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Clinton Still Has Plenty In The Bank

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Aug. 20) -- President Bill Clinton's latest campaign spending report, dated July 30, shows he still has $10.5 million to spend before he receives the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next week. Campaign aides said some of that money has been spent this month on advertising and travel, and the rest will be go toward convention expenses, including the president's train ride from West Virginia to the convention in Illinois. After he has accepted the nomination, Clinton will get $62 million in federal funds for the fall campaign.

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